Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-17

randall II very powerful MAD He Il
he embodiment OF will and believes in bend.
ug everything TO hna rather than floating
With the current. lie is known here as the
imam OF the iron jaw and when YOU look at
his fixed mouth. his affirmative ,,estures and
his steady tread you feel like calling him the
! Napoleon of the house Were hc Of the same
idea as Speaker Carlisle as to tho tariff he
might he 3 candidate for tho presidency. As
it is, it is probable that Ia will live and die
Sam Randall
Speaker Carlisle will also remain where he
is, aud prefers. he says. not to take n seat in
the senate. He does not went to tx vice
president, and will not be a candidate. Tho
place" said he, will give me no moro power
than have where l am, and. i'll fact, not as
much. l would rather b. speaker of the
house than president of the senate"
Kentucky, by the way, has number Of
other good men in the house this year.
Representative breckenridge, tho 'silvcr
tongued statesman" is hac!; and Governor
McCreary viii probably mako Some good
speeches this s.asol Asher Carutn, ons Of
the new men, is one Of tho leading lawyers Of
Louisville and got his sea- through tho fight
over the Louisville porSto;.lce. Virginia
Thompson, the poStuissreSS, had appointed a
number Of Republican clerks under her.
The Democrats wanted her put ont Of the
Office, and Democrat appointed Willis.
who represented this district durin.; the las.
congress. secured the dcteution Of Virginia,
and il Was TINS. | nm tod, that causel his
downfall. Cacuth was taken up as tho only
man vino could hc,J him, and much is tx
pcctei II him by coI-rcSs
Another s.risin: ch2ractcr in the Knn-
tacly delegation is Ta-iocr, who is /. rolgh
scion of tho mountains Ils Is n good talher.
and &C. angular a. w,Gs Abo Lincoln. He
ri2clc several gool speeches. tiu-ia: the last
cocs-rcSs. and will mako rlor, this year. lie
is looked uooa as q man having great deal
Of outcome il him, and ore of his strongest
antipathics ia civil service ro.orI.i
Tho Chinese minister was il ;hc d 3loynetic
gallery today. and ho canc dressed in all
the re:c,alia Of lis nation. lie had a skull cap
on his head. a sill; GOWN On his ro.und frame
and his pistcil hung down Oh his back. He
was for awhile TIE observed OF al Observers
and tie ladies on tho opposite side OF ;he gal
lery craned their necks to sc; n good look at
him.
The Chinese minister i; perhaps tho r :hest
man among the diplomat; il Washington,
and he is spending great deal Of money In
He has given a nu:nbe, of 6.n-
ners, and Senator's Stewards palaces, which
he occupies, rings with fun at least ono night
every week. Ilo is n great friend of Amer
ica, and is very anxious that the countries
should be moro closely united. He was
strongly il favor Of tho Chinese-American
bank. which was projected in connection with
and. understand, he still hopes
the matter will be carried cut.
A revelation is coming over China The
country secs that it must have modern
methods and modern machinery to keep UP
with its sister natio!s. and it desires union
with America that it may be the better able
to ward of the attacks Of Russia and other
pations